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Obituaries for Southern Arkansas
Sam Austin Miller
Dec 26, 2018
Sam Austin Miller, 74, of Fordyce died Wednesday December 26, 2018 at the Dallas County Medical Center in Fordyce. Born February 29, 1944 at Kingsland, he was a son of the late Gaston Miller and Mary Etta Robbins Miller. Sam was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving aboard the USS Turner Joy during the Vietnam War. He was a 51 years...
Jimmie David Green
Dec 26, 2018
Jimmie David Green, 70, of Sparkman died Wednesday December 26, 2018 at his home. Born August 4, 1948 at Sparkman, he was the son of the late Conway Green and Wanda Green. He was a welder, and attended Sparkman Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife of fifty years, Donna Green of Sparkman; son, Travis Green and wife Cindy...
Larry Dale Greenfield
Dec 26, 2018
Larry Dale Greenfield, 63, of Camden Arkansas, went to be with the Lord on December 26, 2018. Larry was born in Mulberry on February 5, 1955. He graduated from Alma High School and continued on to serve his country in the United States Air Force. He was stationed in Anchorage, Alaska for the first two years and then finished out...
Betty Lou Evans
Dec 23, 2018
Betty Lou Evans, 81, of Bearden, went to be with the Lord on December 23, 2018 at home surrounded by her family. She was born on February 5, 1937 in Cotton Valley, LA to Fred and Neva Cole. Betty was a member of Eagle Mills Baptist Church. Betty retired from General Dynamics, and she was also a talented seamstress and...
June Geneva Furr
Dec 18, 2018
June Geneva Furr, 89, of Hampton died Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at the Medical Center of South Arkansas in El Dorado. She was born April 9, 1929 in Poyen, Arkansas. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Hampton. She is preceded in death by her parents, Clarence Ferguson and Fannie Williams Ferguson; husband, James E. Furr; four brothers...
Nancy G. Massey
Dec 18, 2018
Nancy G. Massey, 67, of Hampton died Tuesday, December 18, 2018. She was born August 11, 1951 in De Ridder, LA. She is preceded in death by her parents, Robert G. Bailey and Velma Hedges Bailey; husband, Walter Woodrow “Woody” Massey; and one brother, Sonny Bailey. She is survived by three sons, Wally (Missy) Massey of Fordyce, Robert (Leeann) Massey...
Betty Jean Jose
Dec 16, 2018
Betty Jean Jose, 82, of Bearden died Sunday, December 16, 2018 at Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden, Arkansas. She was born April 5, 1936 in Paragould, Arkansas. She is preceded in death by her parents, Jessie Hickman and Mable Bell Hickman; two daughters, Alma Strickland and Debra Madden; six brothers, Earl, Robert, Paul, Vernon, Floyd and Marvin Hickman; two...
Glen Bruce Mcalister
Dec 10, 2018
Glen Bruce McAlister, 88 of Fordyce, died Monday, December 10, 2018 at the Central Arkansas Veteran’s Hospital. He was born September 27, 1930 and a resident of Fordyce at the time of his passing. He was a United States Army Veteran. Glen was preceded in death by his parents, Bruce and Grace McAlister and his wife of 51 years, Ruth...
Beverly Ann Ford Williams
Dec 6, 2018
Beverly Ann Ford Williams, 69, of Thornton died Thursday, December 6, 2018 at her home in Thornton, Arkansas. She was born July 6, 1949 in Sheridan, Arkansas. She is preceded in death by her parents, Dewey Ford and Katye Lamb Ford; and one brother, Roger Ford. She is survived by her husband, Randy Williams of Thornton; two sons, Marty (Lindsey)...
Elizabeth Hall Barner
Dec 5, 2018
Elizabeth Hall Barner, 90, of Clinton Died Wednesday December 5, 2018. She was born February 18, 1928 in New Edinburg to the late Cooper Hall and Mamie Barnett Hall. She was a homemaker and Christian example to her family and all who knew her. She was a faithful member of First Baptist Church Sugar Loaf at Higden. She also loved...
Joe Fred Williams
Dec 4, 2018
Joe Fred Williams, 86, of Hampton died Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at his home. He was born December 30, 1931 in Calhoun County, Arkansas. He is preceded in death by his parents, Jesse and Bertha Williams; his first wife, Florence Williams; one son, Greg Williams; and two daughters, Vicki Hawks and Debbie Williams. He was a member of Faustina Baptist...
Emily Kathryne "Kay" Garlington
Dec 4, 2018
Emily Kathryne “Kay” Garlington, age 79, of Fordyce, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, at St. John’s Place after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Kay was born in Fordyce on September 15, 1939, to Richard and Annie Mae Reynolds Holt. She led a wonderful life, spreading her kindness and generosity to everyone, and she was dedicated to...
Paulette Harper
Dec 3, 2018
Paulette Harper, 91 of Fordyce passed away Monday, December 3rd at St John's Place in Fordyce. She was born August 20th 1927 to Johnce and Delia Barnes Green. She was a loyal member of Southside Baptist Church. Other than her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Thomas Harper, her sister Lula Merle Crowder and her brothers Bill,...
Garry Wayne Brown
Nov 25, 2018
Garry Wayne Brown, 66, of Bearden died Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Ouachita Nursing and Rehab in Camden, Arkansas. He was born December 8, 1951 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was a retired skidder driver. He is preceded in death by his parents, John Henry Brown and Dorothy Corrine Shaddock Brown; two brothers, Jerry Brown and Danny Brown; and three...
Larry Wilson Roark
Nov 20, 2018
Larry Wilson Roark, 74, of Fordyce, Arkansas, and his beloved schnauzer best friend, Dexter, both passed away November 20, 2018 in his cabin, that he called his “heaven on earth” at Tri-County lake just outside Fordyce. He was born to the late I.W. “Pete” and Eula Roark on March 2, 1944 in Warren, Arkansas. Larry spent his childhood in Warren,...
Debora Darlene Mcelroy
Nov 17, 2018
Debora Darlene Robinett McElroy, 59 of Fordyce, went home to the Lord on November 17, 2018. She was born August 25, 1959 to the late Raymond and Oneta Robinett. She was a retired seamstress who enjoyed her free time reading, shopping, and being with family. She has a strong faith and relationship with our Heavenly Father Jesus Christ. Debbie is...
Amy Lee Wallace
Nov 16, 2018
Amy Lee Williams Wallace, 86, of Fordyce passed away surrounded by family at Mayflower, AR on Friday November 16, 2018. Born December 17, 1931 at Carthage, she was a daughter of the late William Walter Williams and Amy Miller Key Williams. She was a homemaker who loved to cook. She was also the bookkeeper for the family business, and in...
Frances V. Wilson
Nov 11, 2018
Frances V. Wilson, 82, of Dermott and formerly of Kingsland, died Sunday, November 11, 2018 at Dermott City Nursing Home. She was born July 13, 1936 in Kingsland, Arkansas. She is preceded in death by her parents, Alfred B. Wages and Mattie F. Brown Wages; and her husband, Elbert J. Wilson. She is survived by one son, Nelson Wilson of...
Clayton Russell Cochran
Nov 11, 2018
CLAYTON RUSSELL COCHRAN, 86, of Fordyce, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, November 11, 2018. His loving wife Jean was by his side. He had been a resident of St. John’s Place in Fordyce nearly five years. Clayton was born March 5, 1932, in Bearden, AR to Euna Bell Gray Cochran and Norman Sidney Cochran. He...
Shirley Hammonds
Nov 4, 2018
Shirley Hammonds, 82, of Bearden died Sunday, November 4, 2018 at Silver Oaks Nursing Home in Camden, Arkansas. She was born June 10, 1936 in Rosston, Arkansas. She is preceded in death by her parents, David Copeland and Gertrude Bustin Butcher; and one sister, Davelene Childers. She is survived by her husband, Bodie Hammonds of Bearden; one son, Dennis Marlar...
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